A statistical summary of Everton’s unforgettable (for all the wrong reasons) season.

Team Stats

• Everton have conceded 58 goals in the Premier League this season – the most since 2000/01 (59).
• Everton have conceded 36 goals away from home in the Premier League this season – the most since 2003/04 (37).
• Everton have scored 44 goals in the Premier League this season – the fewest since 2005/06 (34).
• Everton have won just 3 games away from home in the Premier League this season – the fewest since 2002/03 (1).
• Everton have scored 15 league goals in the first half this season – the fewest since 2004/05 (14).
• Everton had just 9.4 shots per game in the Premier League this season – the second-fewest in the league (ahead of Swansea’s 8.9).
• Everton had just 3.2 shots on target per game in the Premier League this season – the fifth-fewest in the league. The 4 teams who had fewer shots on target per game are in the bottom 6.
• Everton made 12.1 fouls per game in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
• Everton made 32.3 clearances per game in the Premier League this season – more than any other team.
• Everton blocked 4.2 shots per game in the Premier League this season – the joint-third most in the league (with Bournemouth). Burnley and Brighton blocked more shots per game (5 each).
• Everton created 7 chances per game in the Premier League this season – the third-fewest in the league (ahead of Swansea’s 5.8 and Huddersfield’s 6.9).
• Everton had 16.2 unsuccessful touches per game in the Premier League this season – the joint-most in the league (with Crystal Palace).
• Everton attempted 12.1 dribbles per game in the Premier League this season – the second-fewest in the league (ahead of Burnley’s 9.1).
  
  • Everton also made the second-fewest successful dribbles per game in the Premier League this season (6.9 – ahead of Burnley’s 5.7).
• Everton have conceded 3+ goals in a half 9 times in all competitions this season – the most since 1950/51 season when they got relegated (12 times).
• Everton have conceded 3+ goals in 11 games in all competitions this season – exactly the same amount as in the 2015/16 season.
• Everton have conceded 3+ goals in 8 league games this season – only one fewer than in the 2015/16 season.
• Everton have conceded 4+ goals in 6 games in all competitions this season – the most since 1963/64 (also 6).
• Everton have conceded 4+ goals in 5 league games this season – the most since 1984/85 (also 5).
• Everton lost by a 3-goal margin in 3 consecutive games this season (against Tottenham, Atalanta and Manchester United in September) – only the third time in the club’s history this has happened (after November 1913 and December 1929).
• Everton have conceded 4+ goals in successive games (against Atalanta and Southampton in November) for the first time since December 2005 (against Bolton and Aston Villa).
• Everton fell behind in 13 consecutive games this season (from Bournemouth in September to Southampton in November) – the worst run in the club’s history.
  • That run was also part of another run where they fell behind in 18 out of 19 games (from Hajduk Split in August to Southampton in November) – the one game they didn’t fall behind in was their 3-0 win over Sunderland in the League Cup.
• Everton’s 4-0 deficit at half-time against Arsenal in February was the first time they conceded 4 goals in the first half and were 4 goals down at half-time since December 1963 (also against Arsenal).
• Everton’s 3-0 deficit at half-time against Manchester City in March was the first time they conceded 3 goals in the first half of a home game and were 3 goals down at half-time in a home game since against Wigan in the FA Cup in March 2013.
  • This was the first time this happened in the league since against Arsenal in August 2009.
• Everton’s 5-2 and 5-1 defeats to Arsenal meant they have conceded 5+ goals against a team in both league meetings in a season for the first time since Manchester City in 1957/58, and only the sixth time in the club’s history.
• Everton’s 0-0 draw against Liverpool in April was the first time there hasn’t been a single booking in a Merseyside Derby since December 1992.
• Everton’s 3-2 win over Watford in November was the first time they came from 2-0 down to win at Goodison Park since the Great Escape against Wimbledon in May 1994.

Player Stats

• Wayne Rooney was Everton’s highest goalscorer in the league (10) and in all competitions (11), despite not scoring (nor assisting) in his last 16 games of the season (15 in Premier League).
• Wayne Rooney’s penalty against Liverpool in December was the first time Everton scored a penalty against Liverpool at Anfield since Wayne Clarke in December 1988.
• Wayne Rooney missed 3 penalties this season – the most an Everton player have missed in a single season since Alan Ball in 1968/69 (also 3).
• Wayne Rooney’s hat-trick against West Ham in November made him the first Englishman to score a hat-trick for Everton since Steve Watson against Leeds in September 2003.
  • It also made him the first Everton youth product to score a hat-trick for the Blues since David Johnson against Southampton in November 1971. (NB: Joe Royle also scored a hat-trick in this game but he scored his hat-trick goal in the 60th minute while Johnson scored his in the 85th minute, thus making Johnson the most recent hat-trick scorer.)
  • It also made him Everton’s 5th oldest ever hat-trick scorer (after Sam Chedgzoy, Jock Dodds, Louis Saha and Harry Potts).
• Oumar Niasse had 18 shots on target in the Premier League this season – more than any other Everton player, despite making only 10 starts.
• Oumar Niasse’s brace against Bournemouth in September made him only the 4th ever Everton substitute to score 2+ goals in a league game (after Stuart Barlow, Duncan Ferguson and Steven Naismith).
  • His brace also made him the 10th different player in the club’s history to score 2+ goals in a game as a substitute in all competitions.
• Oumar Niasse scored 5 goals as a subsitute in all competitions this season – the joint-most ever by an Everton substitute in a single season (with Adrian Heath in 1985/86).
• Since his January move from Arsenal, Theo Walcott made 27 successful dribbles in the Premier League – more than any other Everton player have made in the entire season.
  
  • Seamus Coleman, meanwhile, made the third-most (25) despite playing his first game of the season on 31st January.
• Idrissa Gueye made 117 successful tackles in the Premier League this season – the second-most in the league (behind Wilfried Ndidi’s 138).
• Jonjoe Kenny blocked 22 crosses in the Premier League this season – the seventh-most in the league, despite playing only 19 games.
• Anthony Gordon’s appearance against Apollon Limassol made him the first ever Everton player to be born in the 2000s.
  • It also made him the 8th 16-year-old to play for Everton (after Joe Royle, Francis Jeffers, Wayne Rooney, James Vaughan, Jack Rodwell, Jose Baxter and Jake Bidwell).

Premier League Stats

• Most goals – Rooney (10), Niasse (8), Tosun (5).
• Most shots – Rooney (45), Calvert-Lewin (43), Sigurdsson (39).
• Most shots on target – Niasse (18), Calvert-Lewin/Rooney (17).
• Most assists – Calvert-Lewin (6), Sigurdsson/Baines/Walcott (3).
• Most chances created – Sigurdsson (38), Rooney (34), Baines (24).
• Most attempted dribbles – Walcott (46), Calvert-Lewin (43), Davies (37).
• Most successful dribbles – Walcott (27), Davies (26), Coleman (25).
• Most interceptions – Gueye (62), Schneiderlin (61), Keane (53).
• Most clearances – Keane (206), Jagielka (177), Williams (170).
• Most attempted tackles – Gueye (168), Schneiderlin (87), Martina (80).
• Most successful tackles – Gueye (117), Martina (61), Schneiderlin (58).
• Most blocks – Gueye (65), Keane (47), Sigurdsson (43).
• Most shots blocked – Keane (28), Williams (23), Jagielka (20).
• Highest pass accuracy (min. 10 games) – Gueye (84.7%), Schneiderlin (83.9%), Williams (80.7%).
• Most aerials duels won – Calvert-Lewin (135), Keane (129), Jagielka (67).
• Most amount of times dispossessed – Rooney (57), Calvert-Lewin (40), Davies (39).
• Most unsuccessful touches – Calvert-Lewin (70), Niasse (64), Sigurdsson (53).